Oldest Living Major-League Baseball Players

This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1931 who is alive. They are listed in order from oldest to youngest.

Players who accumulated fewer than 200 at bats and 50 innings pitched are in normal type. Players with more than 200 at bats or 50 innings pitched are in bold. Players in the Baseball Hall of Fame are in BOLD CAPS.

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RankNameBornYears of ServicePitcher?
1Bill Greason9/3/19241954Yes
2Bobby Shantz9/26/19251949-64Yes
3Ed Mickelson9/9/19261950, 1953, 1957No
4Jim Willis3/20/19271953-54Yes
5Bob Oldis1/5/19281953-55, 1960-63No
6Roy Face2/20/19281953, 1955-69Yes
7Billy Hunter6/4/19281953-58No
8Bob Ross11/2/19281950-51, 1956Yes
9Al Worthington2/5/19291953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69Yes
10Joe Margoneri1/13/19301956-57Yes
11Vern Law3/12/19301950-51, 1954-67Yes
12Bob Lillis6/2/19301958-67No
13Joe Morgan11/19/19301959-64No
14Johnny O'Brien12/11/19301953, 1955-59Yes
15Jim Marshall5/25/19311958-1962No
16Zach Monroe7/8/19311958-1959Yes
17Ray Crone8/7/19311954-1958Yes
18Chuck Essegian8/9/19311958-1963No
19Stan Pawloski9/6/19311955No
20Ken Aspromonte9/22/19311957-1963No
21Fred Kipp10/1/19311957-1960Yes
22Bob Skinner10/3/19311954-1966No
23Gary Blaylock10/11/19311959Yes
24Neal Hertweck11/22/19311952No
25John Pyecha11/25/19311954Yes

Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedYears of ServicePitcher?
Art Schallock4/25/19243/6/20251951-55Yes
Frank Saucier5/28/19263/3/20251951No
Bobby Malkmus7/4/19312/23/20251957-1962No
Felipe Montemayor2/7/19282/4/20251953, 1955No
Tommy Brown12/6/19271/15/20251944-45, 1947-53Yes
Charlie Maxwell4/8/192712/27/20241950-64No
Bob Kelly10/4/192711/27/20241951-58Yes
Gail Henley10/15/192811/25/20241954No
Don Ferrarese6/19/192911/4/20241955-62Yes
Bob Speake8/22/193010/4/20241955, 1957-59Yes
Pete Daley1/14/19308/22/20241955-61No
Mel Held4/12/19297/20/20241956Yes
Hank Foiles6/10/19295/21/20241953, 1955-64No
Carl Erskine12/13/19264/16/20241948-59Yes

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